Non-spillable ink-well.



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NON-SPILLABLE INK WELL.

APPLICATION FILED Dsc. 6,1913.

1,163,782. Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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WALTER C. SECKIVIAN, OF PINEY, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TOFRED Il.

LUTON, OF PINEY,

I/VEST VIRGINIA.

Application filed December 8, 1913.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, WALTER C. SECKMAN, citizenof the United States, residing at Piney, in the county of Wetzel andState of West Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Non-Spillable Ink-VVells, of which the following is aspecifcation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to ink wells, and it more particularly relates toan improved form. of non-spilling ink wells.

An object of the invention is to provide, in an ink well of thischaracter, a self-stopping mechanism whereby the mouth of the ink wellis automaticallystopped the instant the well is tipped from its normalposition, so that it is impossible to spill ink from the well byoverturning it.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ink well of thischaracter which is massive and capacious, neat and ornamental, l

strong and durable, simple of construction,

comparatively inexpensive and thoroughly practical and efficient.

In the accompanying drawings, whlch supplement this specification,Figure 1 is an elevation view of my improved ink stand or ink well; Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view through the middle portion of the device,taken at right angles to Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a top plan view of thedevice; and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the middleportion of the device on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

In these drawings, in which similar reference characters correspond withsimilarv parts throughout the several views. the body or receptacle 5may be made of glass composition, or any suitable material, and isformed with a vertical slot 6, a bottom re, cess or weight seat 7 and anaperture 8, the latter establishing communication between the weightseat and the groove 6. 'lhe mouth 9 of the reservoir 9 is disposed sub,stantially in the center of the top of the body 5 and communicates witha stopper-v seat or guide 10 through an inwardly converging aperture 11;said stopper guide also being in communication with the slot 6.

A pivot pin or fulcrum 12 extends across the slot 6 and carries a lever13 one end of which is pivotally connected to the stopper, 14, by meansof a link 15, and has its other end pivotally connected to areciprocatory Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1&1, 1915.

Serial No. 805,130.

holder member 16 provided with a shoulder or keeper 17. This member 16extends through the aperture 8 and into a corresponding aperture 18provided in the opposite wall of the recess 7 g said member 16 beingsnugly and slidably seated in said aperture or guide opening 18. Thestopper member 14 is wedgefshaped and adapted to lit snugly in awedge-shaped opening` 11 and is also adapted to slide freely within theguide slot 10.

A weight 19, which is of substantially frustopyramidal shape is adaptedto fit snugly within the frusto-pyram`idal aperture 7, and this weightis provided with a slot 20 extending from side to side through its top,and within this slot 20 is provided a holder lug 21, adapted to engagewith the shoulder 17, for the purpose of holding the stopper 14 in itsnormal open position, through the medium of the link 15 and lever 13, asillustrated in the drawing.

The ink well is opened by placing a finger or thumb on the upper end ofthe lever 13 and drawing it outward, thereby drawing the link andstopper outward and forcing the holder member 16 inward, so that itsshoulder 17 engages with the shoulder or holder element 21. Now, it willbe seen that in order to close the ink well it is only necessary toslightly raise or tip the body 5, so that the weight 19 descends bygravity and releases its engagement with the member 16, whereupon thespring 22 forces the member 16 outward and co-acts with the lever 13 andlink 15 for forcing the stopper 14 inward and wedging it snugly withinthe aperture 11` so as to efectually close the mouth of the ink well.

This device not only eifectually prevents the spilling of ink, but italso provides a convenient, easy and quick way of stopping andunstopping the ink well, and avoids the necessity for looking for lostink well stoppers.

It is obvious that I may provide any proper means for movably securingthe weight to the body 5. For instance I may provide the weight 19 witha groove 19, having seated therein a strip or bar 5', which latter issecured rigidly to the body 5, and the weight is movable relativethereto, so that it will operate as described in the foregoing withoutbecoming entirely disenl gaged from the body 5.

It will be seen that I have provided a device of this character which isfully capable of attaining the foregoing objects in a thoroughlypractical and eifective manner.

Vhile the accompanying drawings illustrate what I believe to be thepreferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited there to, but that various changes may be madein the construction, arrangement, and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of the invention, as delined in the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. An automatically closing inl; well comprising a hollow body providedwith a mouth and with a stopper guide communieating with said mouth,said hollow body being provided with a weight seat and with a springpressed holder' member extending into the weight seat, a stopper memberslidable in the guide and adapted for closing the mouth of the ink well,means operatively connecting the holder member with said stepper fornormally holding the stopper' in closing position, and a weight providedwith means for engaging said holder member and (so-acting with the firstsaid means for holding the stopper in non-closing position, said weightadapted to be disengaged from said holder member when the inl: well israised or tipped.

2. An ink well comprising a hollow body provided with a dischargeopening, a member disposed through the body and capable of endwisemovement, a closure member for the discharge opening, an operativeconnection between the closure member'and the endwise movable member,automatic means coacting with the endwise movable member for holding theclosure member in closed p0- sition 4relative to the discharge opening,and a movable member coacting with the endwise movable member formaintaining the closure member in open position when the ink well is innormal position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiiX my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. VVALTER'C. SECKMAN. Witnesses: v

JOHN E. JONES, Jr., IV. T. SPRANKEL.

Copies of Athis patent may be obtained for ve cents each, br-'addressingthe Commissioner of Patents; Washington, D. C.

